As the sun sets
Over the factory
Something burns up
And rises into the sky

When the train passed
On the steel rails overhead
I shouted out
That nearly hopeless dream

I still don't regret
Dropping out of school
The problem is how long
Life is afterwards

If I could live freely forever
Just the way I was born
What would I be doing now?
Those pure white wings wouldn't be dirty
How many lies
Have I told myself?
I haven't been honest
But that's made me grow up

At a certain time of day
The bicycles spill out
Taking a little bit of happiness
Back home with them

I'll go back to the corner
Of that line of bars
My mother's makeup
Hides the tracks of tears

I won't blame it on someone
I won't blame it on fate, either
Not having much that's important
Just makes things easier

If I never felt greed
Just the way I was born
The world would be wonderful
There'd be no fighting or jealousy
Who did I
Hate so much?
Since I stopped
Comparing myself to others, I found my true self

If I could live freely forever
Just the way I was born
What would I be doing now?
Those pure white wings wouldn't be dirty
How many lies
Have I told myself?
I haven't been honest
But that's made me grow up